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The Scientific American news feed informs us of the ongoing tension between dog walkers and bird watchers.

In the research reported, even dogs on leashes disrupted birds in parks and wildlife refuges, providing some evidence to insert between the emotional positions.

tags: wildlife dog bird disruption animals domestic hunters

What does one do about "stray animals" in one's backyard that have become a "nuisance"? Specifically, what can you do about cats that stalk birds around your bird feeder, when adopting a dog as guard dog is not an option?

The butterflies in the backyard don't seem to be in danger, but the bird feeder not only attracts birds, but the birds seem to attract well fed, unleashed, domestic cats with collars and tags and everything, who take a great deal of interest in stalking birds.

tags: animal cat bird kills ny times stray control nuisance ethics

Observed: Main bird feeder - Redwing Blackbird, Grackle, Starling - these are migratory birds that have just arrived as of late yesterday. This seems very early for them. More starlings are arriving as I type.

tags: bird migration

join me in a plate of fruit?

At the butterfly atrium, there are several plates set out with fruit for the butterflies and the birds that also live there. Either the birds don't eat butterflies or the ones in the conservatory don't taste good.

tags: butterfly bird